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Richard de Clare, son of Thomas de Clare. de Clare Richard King. [Petition in 2 parts].1)...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/174/8663

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Reference
SC 8/174/8663
Date
[1314]
Description
Petitioners
Richard de Clare, son of Thomas de Clare.
Name(s)
de Clare, Richard
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
[Petition in 2 parts].1) Clare requests the keeping of the castles and two thirds of the lands of his kinsman, the earl of Gloucester, in Ireland after the countess has received her dower, paying the extent at the Exchequer of Dublin.2) Clare requests that he might be able to have the custody of the castle of Limerick and of the farm of the adjoining fish weirs.
Nature of endorsement
[On face].1) Let it be ordered by writ of Chancery to the justice of Ireland or his lieutenant, and to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer of Dublin that they receive from Clare sufficient surety, and give him the castles and two parts of the land after the countess has received her dower, holding the same at the king's will for the extent.2) Let it be ordered to the justice of Ireland Ireland or his lieutenant, and to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer of Dublin that they certify the king if it is to his damage or prejudice.[On dorse, none].
Places mentioned
Dublin, [Ireland]
Limerick, [County Limerick, Ireland].
People mentioned
[Gilbert de Clare], Earl of Gloucester
[Matilda (Maud) de Clare], Countess of Gloucester and widow of Gilbert de Clare.
Note
The petition dates to 1314 as the justice of Ireland was ordered to deliver the castles and lands to the petitioner on 14 December 1314 (CCR 1313-18, p.139).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. II, 1313-1318, (Public Record Office, 1893), p.139 (order to the justice of Ireland to deliver the castles and lands to the petitioner)
  • Irish Material in the Class of Ancient Petitions (SC 8) in the Public Record Office, Analecta Hibernica, vol. XXIV, P. Connolly, (Stationery Office of Ireland, 1987), p.56 (brief calendar of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294529/

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